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Contents
Getting Started.......................... 2
CD Receiver
CR-B8
Connections ............................ 14
Instruction Manual
Playing a Disc.......................... 22
Listening to the Radio ........... 34
Clock and Timer ...................... 44
Miscellaneous ......................... 51
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo CD Receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
any connections and plugging it in.
Following the instructions in this manual will
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WARNING: WARNING AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within CAUTION: the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, magnitude to constitute a
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Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use • Avoid damp and dusty places, and places subject only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- to vibrations from loudspeakers. Never put the out the permission of the copyright holder. unit on top of, or directly above a loudspeaker. • Install this unit horizontally. Never use it on its 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- side or on a sloping surface, because it may cause
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Precautions—Continued This unit contains a semiconductor laser system and is The label on the right is classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. So, to applied on the rear panel. use this model properly, read this Instruction Manual carefully. In case of any trouble, please contact the store 1. This unit is a CLASS 1 where you purchased the unit. LASER PRODUCT and employs a laser inside the cabinet. To prevent being exposed to the laser beam, do not try to 2.
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Before Using This Unit Installing the Batteries Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the CD receiver’s Detach the battery cover by pressing the remote control sensor, as shown below. 1 tab and pulling up the cover. Remote control sensor Insert two AA-size batteries into the bat- 2 tery compartment. Carefully follow the polarity diagram (positive + and negative - symbols) inside the battery com- CD receiver partment. Notes: • The remo
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Table of Contents Basic Operation Advanced Operation Getting Started Important Safety Instructions...............................2 Precautions .........................................................3 Features ..............................................................4 Supplied Accessories ..........................................4 Before Using This Unit ........................................5 Installing the Batteries .....................................5 Using th
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Table of Contents—Continued Basic Operation Advanced Operation Listening to the Radio Changing the FM/AM Preset Channels.............40 Tips for Changing the Preset Channels ........40 Programming Radio Stations............................ 34 Copying a Preset Channel – Preset Copy.....40 Programming FM/AM Stations One by One – Erasing a Preset Channel – Preset Erase.....41 Preset Write................................................ 34 Naming Preset Channels ............
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Part Names and Functions Front Panel 1 2 Display 3 4 M 5 6 7 N 8 9 O J P K Q R S L T U The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. A MP3 indicator I button (24) This indicator lights up when a MP3 CD is loaded. When you press this button during CD playback, the unit enters Pause mode. B S.BASS indicator This indicator lights up when the super bass is J button (24) selected. Sto
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Part Names and Functions—Continued S YES/MODE button (29, 30, 31, 35, 38, 42) T MULTI JOG dial (24) Press this button to confirm the displayed settings Turn the dial to select a programmed station, play- for playback and other editing operations. back track or groups. Press it to confirm the current When input is CD, this button can be used to switch setting. the playback modes. U TIMER button (44, 46, 47, 50)
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Part Names and Functions—Continued Rear Panel 1 2 3 8 4 5 6 9 7 The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. A AM ANTENNA (14, 15) G OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT (20) These push terminals are for connecting an AM The optical output can be used to connect a CD antenna. recorder or other digital recorder with an optical digital input. The CD receiver’s CD signal is output B FM ANTENNA (14, 15) through this terminal. This jack
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Remote Controller H Operation buttons for an Onkyo RI Dock or RC-628S CD recorder K :Pauses playback or recording. A L :Stops playback or recording. B :Starts playback or resumes recording. M I Operation buttons for an Onkyo stereo 3 cassette tape deck N For double cassette decks, only Deck B can be controlled. O :Plays the B side. :Stops playback, recording, fast-forward, or P rewind. Q 4 :Plays the A side. J HDD PL
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Disc Notes Supported Discs Discs Made on Personal Computers The CD receiver supports the following discs. Discs made on personal computers, including those of a compatible format, may not work properly in the CD Disc Logo Format or file type receiver because of incorrect settings in the disc burning PCM software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc Audio CD burning software for additional compatibility informa- tion. Audio CD, MP3 MP3 Compatibility CD-R MP3 • MP3 discs
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Disc Notes—Continued • The following ID3 tags are supported: versions Handling Discs 1.0/1.1 and 2.2/2.3/2.4. Versions 2.5 and later are not • Never touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs supported. Normally, version 2.2/2.3/2.4 tags have by the edge, as shown. priority and will be displayed regardless of the ID3 VER 1 preference on page 32. • For ID3 version 2 tags, the tag information recognized will be those embedded in the beginning of the file. We rec
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Connecting Antenna This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor Connecting the AM Loop Antenna FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect The supplied indoor AM loop antenna is for indoor use commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. only. The CD receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna Assemble the AM loop antenna, inserting to use the tuner. 1 the tabs into the base, as shown.
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Connecting Antenna—Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied If good reception cannot be achieved using the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out- AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used door FM antenna instead. in addition to the loop antenna, as shown. Outdoor antenna Insulated antenna cable AM loop antenna Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, bu
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Connecting Speakers Connecting the Speakers • Connect the right channel speaker to the R speaker connector on the CD receiver, and the left channel speaker to the L speaker connector. • Connect the “+” connector on each speaker to the “+” connectors on the CD receiver, and connect the “–” connector on each speaker to the “–” connectors on the CD receiver. Use the red wires of the speaker cables to connect the “+” connectors. Left channel Right channel speaker speaker 1. Peel the ins
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Connecting External Devices About Connections • Before making any connections, read the manuals • Push plugs in all the way to make Right! supplied with your other components. good connections (loose connec- tions can cause noise or malfunc- • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed tions). and double-checked all connections. • To prevent interference, keep Wrong! Connection Color Coding audio cables away from power cords and speaker cables. RCA-type audio con
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Connecting External Devices—Continued Connection for TV Audio Signal Connect the LINE IN terminal on the CD receiver and an audio output terminal on TV. CD receiver’s rear panel white red red white Analog audio cable (RCA) : Signal flow Tip: To output sound from TV, switch the input selector to LINE. Connecting an Onkyo Stereo Cassette Tape Deck The following diagram illustrates how to connect an optional Onkyo stereo cassette tape deck. Connect the CD receiver TAPE OUT jacks to th
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L R --- - Connecting External Devices—Continued Connecting an RI Dock (Remote Interactive Dock) The following diagram illustrates how to connect the Onkyo Remote Interactive Dock (RI Dock). Connect the HDD IN jacks on the CD receiver to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the RI Dock. CD receiver’s rear panel white red Analog audio cable (RCA) S VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT DC IN red Jacks on the RI Dock’s rear panel white An cable that comes with the compact disc recorder : Signal flow The jack connect
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REMOTE (REC) (PLAY) CONTROL L L R R Connecting External Devices—Continued Connecting an Onkyo Compact Disc Recorder The following diagram illustrates how to connect an optional Onkyo compact disc recorder. Connect the CD receiver HDD OUT jacks to the disc recorder’s IN (REC) jacks. Connect the CD receiver HDD IN jacks to the disc recorder’s OUT (PLAY) jacks. About the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Connector You can connect a CD or DAT recorder that has an optical digital audio inp
